North America’s third-largest gold mining company turned a profit in the second quarter, demonstrating an ability to adapt to lower gold prices by increasing efficiency and maintaining solid hedging p…
Higher production pushed Homestake Mining (HM-N) into the black during the second quarter of 1999, despite poor gold prices.The company earned US$100,000 in the 3-month period, compared with a loss of…
Drilling at the Anabella project in the western highlands of Guatemala has encountered intermittent zones of gold-antimony mineralization, reports operator Aquest Minerals (AQU-V).The results come fro…
Ian Ward appointed director.
Junior Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) has begun a 5-to-8-hole, 4,000-ft. drill program at the Palmer base metal project in southeastern Alaska.The road-accessible project, 35 miles northwest of the port of …
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$256.90-$0.60Silver$ 5.34+$0.14…
Junior Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-M) has raised $245,000 to explore two gold properties in New Brunswick.The funds were raised through a private placement of 980,000 treasury shares priced at 25 c…
Ian Atkinson appointed vp operations and exploration.
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index nosedived 14.26 points, or 3.4%, over the report period ended Aug. 10 to close the week at 400.89. The mining index also lost ground, shedding 6.35 points,…
Silver ion therapy helps rebuild tissue and, since its introduction 10 years ago by a New York-based scientist, has been used on a limited basis in a clinical setting at Mountain Medical Specialties i…
Toronto-based Sherritt International (S-T), which has operations in Canada and Cuba, is reaping the benefits of record oil production, upward-trending commodity prices and enhanced efficiency.The comp…
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